Roman Catholic Diocese of Bitetto

The Diocese of Bitetto (Latin Dioecesis Bitectensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the town of Bitetto in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli.[1][2]

History

• 1100: Established as Diocese of Bitetto[2]
• 1818 June 27: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Bari[2]
• 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto[2]

Bishops

Diocese of Bitetto

Erected: 1100

• Carlo Archamono (23 Mar 1422 – 1432 Died)

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• Leonardo del Giudice (17 Apr 1452 – 1481 Died)
• Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona (26 Apr 1482 – 17 Feb 1483 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano)[3]
• Vincenzo Pistacchio (3 Nov 1499 – 1518 Resigned)[4]
• Andreas Mozenicus (19 Jun 1522 – )
• Giovanni Salviati (10 Jan 1532 – 5 Mar 1539 Resigned)
• Valeriano Muti (5 Jul 1599 – 15 Nov 1602 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)[5]
• Baldassarre Pusterla (7 Apr 1603 – 1605 Died)
• Livio Limatola (13 Mar 1606 – 1611 Died)
• Giulio Mattei (18 May 1611 – 1624 Died)
• Michael Masserotti (Misserotti), O.F.M. Conv. (26 Feb 1624 – 1630 Died)
• Sigismondo Taddei (8 Jan 1631 – 27 Nov 1641 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo)
• Marco Antonio Tomati (16 Dec 1641 – 1655 Resigned)
• Francesco Gaeta (Caieta) (30 Aug 1655 – 2 Mar 1669 Died)[6]
• Gaspare Toralto (3 Jun 1669 – 16 Nov 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
• Giacomo Santoro (26 Apr 1677 – Nov 1683 Died)
• Francesco Onofrio Hodierna (24 Apr 1684 – 4 Jan 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona)[7][8]
• Gioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) (24 Jan 1718 – 20 Apr 1729 Died)
• Lazzaro Sangiovanni (6 Jul 1729 – 5 Oct 1736 Died)
• Francesco Franco (19 Nov 1736 – 10 May 1745 Appointed, Bishop of Nicotera)
• Angelo Maria Marculli, O.S.A. (10 May 1745 – 6 Oct 1770 Died)
• Hyacinthus Maria Barberio, O.F.M. Conv. (4 Mar 1771 – 1 Jan 1798 Died)

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. "Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
2. "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Bishop Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
4. "Bishop Vincenzo Pistacchio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
5. "Bishop Valeriano Muti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
6. "Bishop Francisco Gaeta (Caieta)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
7. "Bishop Francesco Onofrio Hodierna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
8. "Bishop Francesco Onofrio Odierna" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016